First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Salary in the US
A first-line supervisors of production and operating workers earns a national median of $74,450 a year (mean $76,600) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #284 of 825.
How much does a first-line supervisors of production and operating workers earn in the US?
A first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in the United States earns a median of $74,450 a year (mean $76,600), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 673,430 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-1011), ranked #284 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$74,450
per year
Mean
$76,600
per year
Employment
673,430
US workers
National rank
#284
of 825 by median
What a first-line supervisors of production and operating workers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a first-line supervisors of production and operating workers (SOC 51-1011) earns a median annual wage of $74,450 and a mean (average) of $76,600. The median is the midpoint — half of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers earn more and half earn less — and is 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers is $74,450, and the mean (average) is $76,600. The median is the midpoint — half of first-line supervisors of production and operating workers earn more and half earn less.
- How does first-line supervisors of production and operating workers pay compare to the US average?
- At $74,450, a first-line supervisors of production and operating workers earns 46% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many first-line supervisors of production and operating workers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 673,430 first-line supervisors of production and operating workers employed nationally (SOC 51-1011), across all industries.
- Where does this first-line supervisors of production and operating workers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-1011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-1011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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